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Debra Cole

Sharpsburg,GA

Summary

Experienced and results-oriented Airline Industry Analyst Skilled at managing process improvement. Deeply invested in creating and documenting policy and procedures in order to establish consistency and compliance. Experienced in start-up operations, and implementing processes to accomplish deliverables. Meticulous attention to detail. A proven leader with the ability to work across functional lines to deliver cost effective, practical solutions.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Web Support Analyst, E-Commerce Web Operations

U.S. Airways
01.2005 - 01.2006

Responsible for providing information and scripted answers to an outsourced, international corporate website support call center. Provided an escalation point for website functional errors. Performed testing of coding updates implemented by SABRE in response to website malfunctions

Key Contributions:

  • Created scripts used by foreign-based, third-party call center ensuring standardization in response to customer concerns and requests
  • Improved customer satisfaction while implementing cost-effective solutions and administering technical support while reducing failure rate
  • Spearheaded the organization of the Shared Drive
  • Ensured access was granted appropriately, and protected the security of department documents.

Senior Analyst, Cargo Technology and Revenue Management

U.S. Airways
01.2000 - 01.2004

Provided a liaison relationship between Revenue Management and Sales. Focused on understanding the needs and business patterns of customers. Analyzed data points and utilized results to implement standard rates as well as discount levels based on volume. Created a database of client and contract information accessible by key stakeholders and improved ability to strategize and anticipate future volume.

Key Contributions:

  • Created a pricing model utilizing historical sales information to forecast future business patterns, resulting in consistency in bids, confidence in negotiation
  • Partnered with the Sales Team, training them on cost data analysis to incorporated business based on maximum profitability
  • Fully responsible for all allocated freight, implementing a tracking method for contracted freight load
  • Ensured customers were held accountable for the volume stated in the contract
  • Ran allocated customer reports to ensure space usage compliance and maintained a watchlist of contracts that were not fulfilled

Material Controller

U.S. Airways
01.1999 - 01.2000

Received inbound calls relating to aircraft maintenance requirements. Specialized in locating parts and coordinating the delivery of parts in a timely manner to reduce operational delays.

On-Call Manager

U.S. Airways
01.1998 - 01.1999

Provided oversight to primary level corporate accounts and delivered final approval in waiving standard fees and fares in order to accommodate priority travelers, in an elite corporate call-center environment.

Business Analyst – Air/Sea and Hotel

Royal Caribbean & Celebrity Cruise Lines
01.2004 - 01.2005

Created an Access Database that successfully merged two divergent sets of data from disparate IT sources in order to provide a user-friendly resource housing key information.

Education

Bachelor of Science - AIRWAY SCIENCE MANAGEMENT

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, ND

Skills

  • Revenue Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Process Improvement
  • Cargo Management
  • Project Management
  • Working with Start-Up Organization
  • Training and Development
  • Vendor Relationships
  • Customer Service
  • MS Office
  • Excellent Communication

Skills And Technology

MS Office - Word, Excel, Project, Powerpoint, Access, Visio, AS400, Brio,  Hyperion Essbase, SABRE

Volunteer Experience

  • Girl Scout Troop Leader
  • Marching Band Booster Club - Northgate
  • Backpack Buddies
  • PTO Member (Cannongate Elem.)
  • PTO Member (Blake Bass Middle School)
  • Keep Newnan Beautiful
  • Girl Scout Camp Counselor
  • Northgate H.S. Softball Field Team
  • Chattahoochee River Clean Up

Timeline

Senior Web Support Analyst, E-Commerce Web Operations

U.S. Airways
01.2005 - 01.2006

Business Analyst – Air/Sea and Hotel

Royal Caribbean & Celebrity Cruise Lines
01.2004 - 01.2005

Senior Analyst, Cargo Technology and Revenue Management

U.S. Airways
01.2000 - 01.2004

Material Controller

U.S. Airways
01.1999 - 01.2000

On-Call Manager

U.S. Airways
01.1998 - 01.1999

Bachelor of Science - AIRWAY SCIENCE MANAGEMENT

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
Debra Cole